"The U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday night attempted to contain a growing storm of public concern over extremism within its ranks, issuing a new order that explicitly bans hate symbols, including swastikas, nooses, and Confederate battle flags, across all service workplaces, facilities, and assets. The move marked a sharp and sudden reversal. Hours earlier, The Washington Post had reported on internal policy change language suggesting the Coast Guard was preparing to treat such symbols as merely "potentially divisive," no longer warranting automatic disciplinary review."
"But by late Thursday evening, the Coast Guard was publicly backtracking. Lt. Cmdr. Steve Roth, the service's chief of media relations, sent The Advocate a press statement and a signed general order from Acting Commandant Adm. Kevin E. Lunday declaring that the Coast Guard was "doubling down" on its prohibition of hate symbols and issuing a formal, punitive mandate intended to "combat misinformation.""
The U.S. Coast Guard issued a two-page general order explicitly banning divisive and hate symbols across all service workplaces, facilities, and assets. The order states the Coast Guard does not tolerate such symbols and says their display undermines unit cohesion, morale, command climate, and mission effectiveness. The directive applies to all personnel and explicitly prohibits nooses, swastikas, and symbols adopted by hate-based groups. The order reaffirms the longstanding ban on the Confederate battle flag, including on vehicles, clothing, and any other visible display. The signed mandate from Acting Commandant Adm. Kevin E. Lunday was described as punitive and intended to combat misinformation.
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